Over the years of our opening the garden we have had so many comments about the hazel tunnel we build every year or so (depending on the winter weather) that I thought we’d give you a quick insight into how it is constructed. First of all, harvest your hazel poles. We are fortunate in having two areas from which we can select just the right size sticks, although those in our new… Read More
We were due to hold one of Sue’s “excellent” (participant’s quote, not ours!) Compost Making workshops at the beginning of June, but that isn’t now going to happen due to the virus. So we’ve made this short video to whet your appetite for some date in the future. This is just a very quick run through of the why’s and wherefore’s of making a really wonderful compost which you can use in… Read More
That’s what I seem to remember was always the answer that the likes of Percy Thrower and his ilk used to trot out on Gardeners Question Time in the old days. ….. well maybe, but it’s what you put into the soil that is what makes it so good. With that in mind Sue held the first of her Compost Making and Using courses here at Nantybedd Garden today. A dozen trusting… Read More